Elli is a feminine given name, often a diminutive or a variant of names beginning with ''El'' such as Eleanor, Elena, Elizabeth,

Ella Ella may refer to: * Ella (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Places United States * Ella, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Ella, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Ella, Pennsylvania, an unincorporate ...

, Ellen or Ellie. It is also a modern Greek version of the name Helle. Elli is also the personification of old age in

Norse mythology Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...

. It is also in use as an Icelandic masculine name of varying origins.https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Elli_m

Saint Elli Saint Elli was a 6th-century Welsh saint, or possibly two saints. Llanelli in Carmarthenshire and Llanelly in Monmouthshire (formerly in Breconshire) are both named after Elli. There are traditions about a male saint Elli and a female saint Ell ...

was a sixth century Welsh saint who is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church.

People

, a sixth century Welsh saint *

Elli Alexiou Elli Alexiou (sometimes Ellē; – 1986) was a Greek author, playwright and journalist. The daughter of a printer and publisher, Alexiou was born in Heraklion, Crete. She taught French in a high school, and was politically active, joining the ...

(1894–1986), Greek author, playwright, and journalist *

Elli Barczatis Helene "Elli" Barczatis (7 January 1912 – 23 November 1955) was a typist-secretary who worked between April 1950 and January 1953 as the head secretary of the East Germany, East German prime minister, Otto Grotewohl. Convicted of espionage, she ...

(1912–1955), German executed for espionage in East Germany * Elli Björkstén (1870–1947), Swedish-Finnish gymnastics coach and theorist * Elli Burris (born 1989), American professional women's soccer player * Elli Carmody (born 1992), Australian born Engineering Machinist. Daughter of radio and TV personality Mark Carmody * Elli Erl (born 1979), German singer-songwriter *

Elli Evangelidou Elli Evangelidou (born 7 May 1968) is a Cypriot athlete. She competed in the women's shot put at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially ...

(born 1968), Cypriot athlete * Elli Hatschek (1901–1944), German Resistance member *

Elli Hemberg Elin Elisabeth "Elli" Hemberg (13 November 1896 - 23 May 1994), was a Swedish abstract painter and sculptor. She is most famous for her architectural sculptures, which often feature three dimensional visuals and elements of dynamic symmetry. Her w ...

(1896–1994), Swedish abstract painter and sculptor *

Elli Ingram Elli Ingram (born 14 July 1993) is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical style is influenced by Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone and Erykah Badu. Career Early life Elli Ingram was born 14 July 1993 in Brighton, England. She grew u ...

(born 1993), English singer-songwriter * Elli Kokkinou (born 1970), Greek singer * Elli Köngäs-Maranda (1932–1982), Finnish born anthropologist and feminist folklorist *

Elli Lambridi Elli Lambridi (; 22 January 1896 – 28 January 1970), also spelled Helle Lampride or Helle Lambridis, was a Greek philosopher who wrote extensively in the fields of ancient and modern philosophy. She also wrote on archaeology, wrote fiction and pr ...

(1896–1970), Greek philosopher *

Elli Leadbeater Ellouise "Elli" Leadbeater is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist in the UK. In 2019 she was appointed Professor of Ecology and Evolution at Royal Holloway, University of London. Education and career Leadbeater was educated at the Universi ...

, British ecologist and evolutionary biologist *

Elli Marcus Elli Marcus (11 December 1899 – 8 August 1977) was a German-American theater photographer. Life Born in Berlin, Marcus opened her first photo studio in Berlin in 1918 and specialised in fashion photography and advertising photography. Outsid ...

(1899–1977), German born American theater photographer * Elli Medeiros (born 1956), French singer and actress * Elli Norkett (1996–2017), Welsh women's rugby player *

Elli Ochowicz Elizabeth Kristine "Elli" Ochowicz (born December 15, 1983) is an Olympic speed skater who has competed in the three Winter Olympics. Ochowicz was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Jim Ochowicz and Sheila Young. After beginning her training in th ...

(born 1983), American Olympic speed skater * Elli Overton (born 1974), Australian Olympic swimmer *

Elli Pappa Elli Pappa (formerly Ioannidou; 1920-2009) was a Greek writer and activist. She was the sister of Greek author Dido Sotiriou and the partner of Nikos Beloyannis, with whom she had a son in 1951. As a member of the Communist Party of Greece, Pappa ...

(1920–2009), Greek writer and activist *

Elli Papakonstantinou Elli Papakonstantinou (Greek: Έλλη Παπακωνσταντίνου), is a stage director, librettist, translator, cultural manager and activist. Her theatre combines music, new media and philosophical discourse within the range of music th ...

, stage director, librettist, translator and activist *

Elli Parvo Elli Parvo (17 October 1915 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian film actress, born in Milan as Elvira Gobbo. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1960. Selected filmography * '' Loyalty of Love'' (1934) as La nobildonna al ...

(1915–2010), Italian actress *

Elli Pikkujämsä Elli Pikkujämsä (born 24 October 1999) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for KIF Örebro DFF and the Finland women's national football team. She has appeared in two matches for Finland, including appearances at the 2019 and 2020 ...

(born 1999), Finnish footballer *

Elli Riehl Elli Riehl (19 December 1902 – 8 September 1977) was an Austrian painter. Her work was part of the Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics#Painting, painting event in the Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics, art competition a ...

(1902–1977), Austrian painter * Elli Rose (born 1986), born Eri Arakawa, Japanese actress, fashion model and DJ * Elli Saurio (1899–1966), Finnish economist * Elli Schmidt (1908–1980), German communist political activist * Elli Smula 1914–1943), German tram conductor imprisoned by the Nazis in a concentration camp, where she later died, after she was accused of subversive behavior *

Elli Stai Elli Stai ( el, Έλλη Στάη; born 21 March 1954, Athens) is a Greek journalist and talk show presenter on Greek TV. Education She graduated from School of Law, Economics and Political Sciences of the University of Athens. She also stud ...

(born 1954), Greek journalist and television talk show presenter *

Elli Stamatiadou Elli Stamatiadou (born 1 April 1933 in Andros, Greece - died 1 May 2015, Athens, Greece) was a successful amateur Greek botanist. Biography She was the chief curatorial assistant at the herbarium of Goulandris Natural History Museum (ATH), fr ...

(1933–2015), Greek amateur botanist * Elli Terwiel (born 1989), Canadian Olympic slalom skier * Elli Tompuri (1880–1962), Finnish actress, director, dancer, and author * Elli Tringou (born 1989), Greek actress * Elli von Kropiwnicki, Austrian swimmer and competitor at the 1936 Olympic games

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